AICHR Regional Consultation: Business and Human Rights, Environment and Climate Change in ASEAN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kuala Lumpur, 29 May 2023 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), in collaboration with the European Union (EU), is convening a two-days Regional Consultation on Business and Human Rights, Environment and Climate Change in Kuala Lumpur on 29 and 30 May 2023. Conducted...
AICHR, regional stakeholders track progress on disability inclusive recovery
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 10 March 2023 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) held the AICHR Regional Consultation on Achieving Disability Inclusive Recovery via videoconference on 8 March. With over 60 participants in attendance, the meeting served as a platform for consultation among the AICHR and...
AICHR, SEANF consult stakeholders on human rights protection in post-pandemic ASEAN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] JAKARTA, 26 December 2022 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), and the Southeast Asia National Human Rights Institutions Forum (SEANF) together with Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs conducted the regional Consultation to Address Human Rights Protection Challenges in ASEAN for Better Recovery...
AICHR, AUN-HRE hold regional colloquium on human rights, award student essays
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 21 December 2022 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) held the “Regional Colloquium on ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD): Ten Years On” on 13 December. The event was conducted in collaboration with the ASEAN University Network - Human Rights Education (AUN-HRE),...
ASEAN begins preparation for regional environmental rights framework
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 2 December 2022 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted the Ad Hoc Preparatory Session for the ASEAN Environmental Rights Framework and Interim Working Group Meeting on 22-23 November in Bangkok, Thailand. Continued from the previous coordination meetings in 2022, this meeting...
ASEAN celebrates 10 years of Human Rights Declaration
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] SIEM REAP, 28 November 2022 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) and the Phnom Penh Statement on the Adoption of the AHRD on 18 November in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Over 100 participants...
ASEAN member states reaffirm their commitment to human rights dialogue
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Siem Reap, 19 November 2022, in-person and video-conference After having successfully organised the ASEAN Human Rights Dialogue in 2013, 2014 and 2021, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), hosted another dialogue on 19 November 2022 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in collaboration with the Ministry...
AICHR conducts the second forum on freedom of religion and beliefs in ASEAN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] JAKARTA, 3 October 2022 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the Forum on Freedom of Religion and Beliefs in ASEAN 2022 on 29-30 September via videoconference. In her remarks, the Indonesian representative to AICHR, Wahyuningrum explained that the forum is a follow-up...
ASEAN human rights body discuss priorities, protection agenda in the next decade
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 4 October 2022 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) held the 3rd Session of the “Regional Dialogue: Self-Assessment of AICHR Progress After 10 Years,” on 26 September, via videoconference. The Regional Dialogue on AICHR’s self-assessment served as a platform for exchange of...
AICHR convenes human rights consultation with national task forces on countering trafficking in persons in ASEAN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] JAKARTA, 3 October 2022 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the Consultation on Human Rights and Countering Trafficking in Persons in ASEAN on 27-28 September via video conference. The consultation is the first of its kind in ASEAN and aims to provide...